The Syrian Migrant Crisis Art Benefit, organized by Easton-based visual artists, will take place at the Brookletts Studio Art Building in Easton, October 11, from 2 to 6. This is an opportunity for our community to come together to respond to an immediate and urgent human crisis. “All proceeds will be sent to charities working to relieve the current suffering in Europe, the Middle East and Africa,” say organizing artists Carol Minarick, Mary Ann Schindler, Heather Harvey, and Nancy South Reybold.
All paintings, drawings and sculpture exhibited are donated for the benefit. There will be a range of prices, including many works priced under $100, with a number of special give-aways and opportunities for matching contributions at any level. Visitors who purchase art will be asked to write checks (no cash, please) directly to charities of their choice that are in involved in rescue operations in the field. A list of active organizations will be provided and includes the International Rescue Committee, CARE and Save the Children.
“As working artists we feel the obligation to respond to this emergency,” say Minarick and Schindler. The current exhibit recalls one of their earlier installations, “Becoming the Sea”, which chronicled deaths by water, now the fate of many fleeing migrants as they undertake perilous crossings to Europe.
Other participating artists include Heather Harvey, Assistant Professor of Art at Washington College in Chestertown, MD, whose recent large environmental installations evoke a sense of displacement, finding beauty in unassuming, undervalued, or throw-away objects; and Nancy South Reybold who has been a part of the Brookletts art community for many years and is known especially for her evocative figure drawings.
For further information or to make a direct donation please call Carol Minarick 410-822-0636 or Mary Ann Schindler 410-714-0403.
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Margaret Anzalone says
Where is the Brookletts Studio Art Building in Easton?
Heather Harvey says
404 Brookletts Ave, Right by Rails to Trails.